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FREDERICK A. SCHOSSOW, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 646,463, dated April 3, 19O. Application filed May 19, 1899. Serial No. 717,404. (No model.)

To all whom it muy concern/:-

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. ScHos- SOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michi-` gan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Puzzles; and I declare the following to be a full, clear,- and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable oth-l ers skilled in the art to Which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

My invention has forits object a puzzle consistingof a series of cubes having certain arbitrary characters formed there0n,which Whenv properly assembled in a single row Will present the Whole series of each of the four sides.

In the drawings', lFigure 1 is a perspective View showing the cubes assembled in a row. Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic View showing all four sides of the cubes when assembled inasingle row. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view of a row of blocks, showing the arrangement of characters on all four sides of the assembled row and also the characters on the ends of each block.

Referring to the drawings, it AWill be noticed that the several cubes have marked upon them certain characters, preferably the four suits employed in ordinary playing-cards, the 0bject of the game being to so arrange the cubes with reference to each other that when assembled in a row a character representing each suit will be exposed on each of the four sides.

The obstacles .placed in the Way of readilyv accomplishing this result consists in so arranging the characters upon the blocks that it admits of only one or alimited number of solutions, as may be desired, to make the puzzle more or less difficult to solve.

I prefer that each of the blocks be of a different color, as a player having once solved the problem of grouping necessary to secure the characters in consecutive order the color will assist him in remembering the arrangement. The different colors also cause the puzzle to present a more pleasing appearance, though they are not essential to the game.

It is evident that the cubes or blocks may be made of paper stilf enough to support itself in the form of the blocks When folded,

or the characters may be printed on papertd be Wrappedv around suitable blocks.

In constructing the puzzle I prefer toarrange the several characters With reference toeach other as shown in the drawings, which alsoshows the solution. It is believed that.v

by the arrangement shown only one solution is possible; but it is of courseapparent that other arrangements of the several characters might be employed which would admit of more than one solution .and still come Within the scope of my invention. v

What I claim-isv l. A puzzle consisting of a series of blocks each having on each side one of a series of characters, the characters being so arranged on thesides of each block that the blocksmay be placed in aroW and present on eachof the sides of the roW a series of the characters in Which no one character is duplicated,substan' tially as described.

2. A puzzle .consisting of a series of blocks, each having on each side one of a series of characters, v the characters being so arranged on the sides of each block that the blocks may be placed in a row and present on each of the sides of the row au arbitrary arrangement of `the characters, substantially as described.

3. A puzzle consisting of a series of blocks, each having on each side one of a series of characters,known asspades, clubs, diamonds, hearts, the characters being so arranged on the sides of each block that the sides of each block that the blocks may be placed in a 'row and present on each of the sides of the row the Whole series of characters, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

`FREDERICK A. SCI'IOSSOW.

Witnesses:

S. E. THOMAS, FRANK DREWE. 

